After England beat Pakistan within the T20 World Cup Tremendous Eight conflict by two wickets on Tuesday, Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi acknowledged that his aspect’s destiny was not in its palms anymore.
Pakistan have just one level from two Tremendous Eight matches so now should win their ultimate recreation and depend on different outcomes going their technique to have any hope of reaching the semi-finals.
“We all know our destiny is just not in our palms,” he admitted, “However we have to beat Sri Lanka in our final match on Saturday after which hope different outcomes go our manner.”
“It isn’t supreme, however it’s like this,” Shaheen stated throughout a press convention after the match.
He additionally hailed Harry Brook’s century within the match towards England as a “world-class knock”.
Brook reached his maiden T20 Worldwide hundred off 50 balls, with 4 sixes and 10 fours, as England went previous their 165-run goal with 5 balls to spare to win by two wickets.
Afridi jolted the England prime order with a burst of three wickets earlier than Brook performed the final word captain’s innings to steer his aspect residence.
“In my view this would be the greatest innings of his life,” Afridi instructed reporters. “It wasn’t a simple pitch to bat on however he took the sport away from us.”
Promoted to quantity three after a morning dialog with England coach Brendon McCullum, Brook walked in after Afridi dismissed Phil Salt off the primary ball of the innings.
Afridi then eliminated Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell to depart England wobbling at 35-3 within the energy play.
Brook stood agency, including 45 for the fifth wicket with Sam Curran and 52 with Will Jacks for the sixth.
His century was the second quickest in T20 World Cup historical past, and the primary ever by a group’s captain.
Solely West Indies nice Chris Gayle, towards England within the 2016 T20 World Cup, reached three figures quicker. He took simply 47 balls.
Afridi was clobbered for a six and a 4 as Brook raced by way of the “nervous nineties” in two balls, going from 90 to 100 earlier than elevating his bat.
The tall paceman bowled Brook with a yorker subsequent ball, however didn’t rejoice wildly – as an alternative he instantly went to congratulate the England captain in an outstanding present of cricket sportsmanship.
“Brook performed correct cricketing pictures and he deserved a handshake, so I went to him and shook his hand in appreciation,” stated Afridi.
